AU684163B2 - Scrap metal gravity feed method and apparatus - Google Patents

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AU684163B2
AU684163B2 AU24771/95A AU2477195A AU684163B2 AU 684163 B2 AU684163 B2 AU 684163B2 AU 24771/95 A AU24771/95 A AU 24771/95A AU 2477195 A AU2477195 A AU 2477195A AU 684163 B2 AU684163 B2 AU 684163B2
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Larry D. Areaux
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27D—DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE
    • F27D3/00—Charging; Discharging; Manipulation of charge
    • F27D3/10—Charging directly from hoppers or shoots
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27D—DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE
    • F27D3/00—Charging; Discharging; Manipulation of charge
    • F27D3/0033—Charging; Discharging; Manipulation of charge charging of particulate material
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27B—FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • F27B3/00—Hearth-type furnaces, e.g. of reverberatory type; Tank furnaces
    • F27B3/10—Details, accessories, or equipment peculiar to hearth-type furnaces
    • F27B3/18—Arrangements of devices for charging
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27M—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS OF THE CHARGES OR FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS OR RETORTS
    • F27M2001/00—Composition, conformation or state of the charge
    • F27M2001/10—Scrap material used as charge
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S266/00—Metallurgical apparatus
    • Y10S266/901—Scrap metal preheating or melting

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)
  • Vertical, Hearth, Or Arc Furnaces (AREA)
  • Processing Of Solid Wastes (AREA)
AU24771/95A 1994-05-10 1995-05-08 Scrap metal gravity feed method and apparatus Ceased AU684163B2 (en)

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US08/240,269 US5407462A (en) 1994-05-10 1994-05-10 Mass flow gravity feed method for charging metal-melting furnaces and apparatus therefor
US240269 1994-05-10
PCT/US1995/005760 WO1995030778A1 (en) 1994-05-10 1995-05-08 Scrap metal gravity feed method and apparatus

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AU2477195A AU2477195A (en) 1995-11-29
AU684163B2 true AU684163B2 (en) 1997-12-04

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US (1) US5407462A (de)
EP (1) EP0760016B1 (de)
AU (1) AU684163B2 (de)
BR (1) BR9507718A (de)
DE (1) DE69516135T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2146758T3 (de)
NZ (1) NZ285611A (de)
WO (1) WO1995030778A1 (de)

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US5211744A (en) * 1991-10-02 1993-05-18 Premelt Systems, Inc. Method and means for improving molten metal furnace charging efficiency

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AU2477195A (en) 1995-11-29
BR9507718A (pt) 1997-09-23
WO1995030778A1 (en) 1995-11-16
DE69516135D1 (de) 2000-05-11
US5407462A (en) 1995-04-18
EP0760016A4 (de) 1997-08-06
ES2146758T3 (es) 2000-08-16
EP0760016B1 (de) 2000-04-05
EP0760016A1 (de) 1997-03-05
NZ285611A (en) 1997-11-24
DE69516135T2 (de) 2000-11-16

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